Wednesday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 1/10

Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, January 10

Good Luck on day #10 of 2018!

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— Boise State 70, Fresno State 64— Are Broncos the best team in Mountain West?

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Monday night was a COLLEGE football game, not the NFL. ESPN sucks for interviewing Jalen Hurts after the game- they were probably hoping he would pout, but the kid is all class.

Have you ever even seen an NFL QB who was benched interviewed after a game when his sub came in and won the game? Ever? What was the point?

12) Second half of the national title game is played with two freshman QB’s; that defies logic.

11) Four of the last five national champs in college football trailed by 10+ points in 4th quarter of the championship game.

10) Kudos to the Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, who is 26 for his last 33 on the foul line. Working on your game pays off— teams will stop fouling him on purpose soon.

9) Clippers’ Lou Williams is #2 in NBA in 4th quarter scoring; Clippers are his 5th team in the last five years. I remember seeing him play AAU ball in Orlando back when I used to go down there every July to see games. Seems like long time ago but it was 2004, not that long ago.

8) Patriots could’ve had the #4 pick in April’s draft if they had traded Jimmy Garoppolo to the Browns instead of San Francisco. Cleveland was willing to trade Houston’s pick to get a QB, but New England obviously wanted to ship him out of the AFC, and in fairness, Houston was 3-4 at the time of the trade- no one knew the pick wound wind up being #4.

7) Someone voted Duke 20th in the college basketball poll this week; I’d be curious who he thinks the 19 teams are who are better than Duke.

6) Football coaching carousel:
— Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley is the new OC at Missouri
— Teryl Austin is still a defensive coordinator, only now in Cincinnati, not Detroit
— Rams’ QB coach Greg Olson is the Oakland Raiders’ new OC- he gets a 4-year deal.
— Carolina Panthers fired OC Mike Shula, QB coach Ken Dorsey

5) Unusual Fact of the Day: 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17-0, but starting QB Bob Greise started only six of the 17 games, and only one playoff game- the Super Bowl. When Miami won 14-7 in the Super Bowl, Greise threw only 11 passes the whole game. Football was different then. Backup QB for Miami back then was Earl Morrall, who also started Super Bowl III for the Colts.

4) Toronto Blue Jays were the oldest team in the major leagues last season.

3) Missouri football gets important, good news; QB Drew Lock will be back next season. He is very good.

2) Alabama’s football coaches banked a total of $1.27M in bonuses for winning the national title; Nick Saban gets a $100K bonus, but DC Jeremy Pruitt got the biggest one- $234K. Pruitt is now off to be the new head coach at Tennessee.

1) One of the interesting things about our country is how different sports are lot more popular in various areas of the country; New York ranked #52 out of 56 markets in ratings for the college football national title game Monday night. No one on NYC talk radio talks about college football recruiting, ever, not even on Signing Day.

You watch the Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network and people in the south are discussing Ole Miss’ nickel defense on weekday afternoons in April. I’m not judging, just noting the diversity our country has makes it a more interesting place.

Home side won nine of last ten Heat-Pacer games; Miami is 1-3 vs spread in last four games in this arena. Six of last nine series games stayed under. Miami won its last five games, last two by one point each; Heat is 8-4 as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over total. Indiana is 2-5 in its last seven games but won last two; they are 7-6 as home favorites. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Jazz won their last four games with Washington; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four games here. Under is 8-2 in last ten series games. Utah lost 13 of last 16 games; they’re 1-6 vs spread in last seven games as road underdogs. Seven of last nine series games stayed under. Washington won six of its last eight games; they’re 7-4 in last 11 tries as home favorites. Over is 4-2-2 in their last eight games.

Hornets won three of their last four games with Dallas; under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Mavs covered their last three visits to Charlotte. Dallas lost three of its last four games; they covered last five tries as road underdogs. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Charlotte won three of its last four games; they’re 9-5 vs spread as home favorites. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Pistons won four of last six games with Brooklyn; they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five visits here. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Detroit lost three of its last four games; they’re 2-2 as road favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Brooklyn lost six of last nine games; they’re 9-2 vs spread in last 11 tries as home underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Knicks won five of last seven games with Chicago; under is 3-1 in last four series games. Bulls are 0-4 vs spread in their last four games in Manhattan. Chicago lost five of its last six games; they covered seven of last eight tries as road underdogs. Nine of their last 11 games went over. Knicks lost seven of last nine games; they’re 7-1 as home favorites. Under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 home games.

Bucks won four of last six games with Orlando; under is 3-1 in last four series games. Magic is 3-2 vs spread in its last five games in Milwaukee. Orlando lost 14 of last 15 games; they’re 1-9 in last 10 tries as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine games; they’re 5-2-1 in last eight games as home favorites. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Grizzlies won eight of last ten games with New Orleans; under is 4-1 in last five series games. Pelicans are 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Memphis. New Orleans is 5-3 in its last eight games; they’re 6-1 as road favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Memphis lost three of its last four games; they’re 4-5 as home dogs. Four of Grizzlies’ last five games went over total.

Rockets won four of last five games with Portland; five of last six series games went over total. Trailblazers covered three of last four visits to Houston. Portland won six of its last eight games; they’re 8-1 in last nine games as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over total. Houston lost seven of last ten games; they’re 2-6 in last eight games as home favorites. Over is 11-5-1 in their last 17 games, but Harden is out now.

Thunder is 6-4 in its last ten games with Minnesota; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to the Twin Cities. Last three series games went over total. Oklahoma City lost four of its last six games; they’re 3-0-1 as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over total. Minnesota won nine of its last 12 games; they’re 3-10 in last 13 tries as home favorites. Six of their last seven games stayed under total.

Hawks won six of last eight games with Denver; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Denver. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games played here. Atlanta lost five of its last six games, but covered eight of last 11 tries as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total. Denver lost four of its last six games; they’re 8-3 in last 11 games as home favorites. Six of their last nine games stayed under total.

Golden State won its last ten games with the Clippers, who are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Oakland. Last five series games went over the total. Clippers won seven of their last ten games; they’re 4-1 in last five games as road underdogs. Eight of their last nine games went over total. Golden State won 18 of last 20 games; they’re 9-6-1 vs spread in last 16 home games. Warriors’ last five games went over total.

MIAMI @ INDIANA
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

UTAH @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Utah

DALLAS @ CHARLOTTE
Dallas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games

DETROIT @ BROOKLYN
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Detroit's last 17 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

CHICAGO @ NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

NEW ORLEANS @ MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Memphis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing New Orleans

PORTLAND @ HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Houston
Portland is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Portland

OKLAHOMA CITY @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games

ORLANDO @ MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 11 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando

ATLANTA @ DENVER
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
Denver is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta

LA CLIPPERS @ GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers

MIAMI (23 - 17) at INDIANA (21 - 19) - 1/10/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-29 ATS (+10.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 5-4 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

UTAH (16 - 24) at WASHINGTON (23 - 17) - 1/10/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 50-75 ATS (-32.5 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
UTAH is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 59-40 ATS (+15.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 399-464 ATS (-111.4 Units) in home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 4-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 4-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

DALLAS (14 - 28) at CHARLOTTE (15 - 23) - 1/10/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 396-323 ATS (+40.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 492-414 ATS (+36.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 182-137 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 48-78 ATS (-37.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 2-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT (21 - 18) at BROOKLYN (15 - 25) - 1/10/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-38 ATS (-22.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
BROOKLYN is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
BROOKLYN is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 5-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO (14 - 27) at NEW YORK (19 - 21) - 1/10/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-3 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

ORLANDO (12 - 29) at MILWAUKEE (21 - 18) - 1/10/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 11-20 ATS (-11.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
ORLANDO is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 4-3 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 4-3 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

NEW ORLEANS (20 - 19) at MEMPHIS (12 - 27) - 1/10/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 69-41 ATS (+23.9 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 6-3 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 7-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

PORTLAND (22 - 18) at HOUSTON (28 - 11) - 1/10/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 5-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-3 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

OKLAHOMA CITY (22 - 19) at MINNESOTA (26 - 16) - 1/10/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 394-460 ATS (-112.0 Units) in home games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-4 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

ATLANTA (10 - 30) at DENVER (21 - 19) - 1/10/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-0 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-1 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

LA CLIPPERS (18 - 21) at GOLDEN STATE (33 - 8) - 1/10/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 7-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 10-0 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

OVER is 5-1 in Blazers' last 6 games following a straight up win.
OVER is 7-0 in Rockets' last 7 home games & 17-4 in their last 21 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
OVER is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings in Houston.
Total: 215.5